Rotterdam - Essential Information
Airports
Getting to and from Rotterdam Airport, located 8 km northwest of the city, is easy thanks to the number 33 bus service. They are operated by local transport company RET, takes about 20 mins, and which departs every 10 mins from both the airport and Rotterdam Central Station. The local public transport fare in the area applies (€2.70), with tickets available on the bus or at the information desk inside the airport terminal. Taxis are also available from €23.00 to Rotterdam city centre.
Meanwhile, Eindhoven Airport is located some 82 km southeast of Rotterdam, with bus services running from the airport to Eindhoven Central Station, from where you can get a train to Rotterdam Central Station. The total journey time is nearly 2 hours. Taxis are also available outside the terminal.
Public transport
Traveling around Rotterdam is easy, as the city boasts an extensive public transport network consisting of buses, trains, trams, water taxis and two metro lines, the Calandlijn and the Erasmuslijn. Tickets consists of strip cards, which can be bought at the central station, metro stations, on board trams and buses and at post offices. You have to pay two strips to travel in the city area, which cost €1.60. Three strips, required if you travel to the zone immediately outside the city zone, cost €2.40. A 1-day travel card for the city area costs €6.40, while a 2-day card will set you back €9.60, and a 3-day pass €12.80.
Visit www.ret.nl, or the RET information office in the square outside the Central Station, Stationsplein, for more information.
Taxi
St Job Taxi
Regio Taxi Bongers - RTB
Post
Postkantoor
Emergency Doctors And Dentists
24/7 Doctor in Rotterdam, Tel: +31 10 290 9888
24/7 Dentist, Tel: +31 10 455 2155
24/7 Information line, Tel: +31 900 1515.
Pharmacy
Call the 24/7 information line on +31 900 1515 for information.
Telephone
Country code: +31
Area code: 010
Electricity
230V/50Hz
